Crestline Soaring Society

Dean Stratton writes:

"Let me start off by saying that Marshall has been off the hook over the last few days. Since Monday, pilots have been getting up between 8-10k routinely. The best part is that the weather is forecasted to stay exactly the same way until this coming Monday. This weekend could be awesome!"

and

"The schedule for Saturday will be changed to allow those pilots who are attending the church memorial service for Rob Kells, which is to be held in Chino Hills at 10:30 in the morning. I’m canceling the GPS class that was scheduled at 9 a.m. since there just isn’t enough time for pilots to attend the class and still make it to the service. On Saturday the pilot briefing will take place on launch at 1 p.m. and I will have a pretty good idea of the task outlines for the day, but I will still need the task committee members to meet with me as soon as you arrive on launch to finalize the tasks. The task board should be up by 1:15 and if everything goes right we should have a race start time of 2:15. I’ll be on launch by 12:30, so if you’re able to get there a bit early it will definitely help with check-in. The BBQ that is planned for the fly-in starts at 4 p.m. and runs to 6 or 6:30. With some luck we can get a great task in and still have plenty of time to make it to the LZ and load up a plate. Be prepared, there will a lot of people showing up for the fly-in; parking will be crazy. Plan on hanging around in the LZ after your flight, there’s plenty of entertainment planned for the evening."

Sylmar Hang Gliding Association cordially invites CSS friends and pilots to join us in our Flight Park on Saturday May 3, 2008 for our annual Spring Air Festival and Competition. Among many reasons to celebrate, we are 25 years old! It should be a great day of flying, BBQ and festivities. And, we would love to set our best pilots against yours!

Pilot check in: 9:30-11am
Pilot Meeting for Comp: 10:45am

2007 Andy Jackson Memorial Spot Landing Contest Rules

Where applicable, the rules apply to both the PG and HG spot landing contests. In the case of any dispute concerning these rules, the Activities Coordinate has final say. If you don't like it, go run your own spot landing contest.

I've posted the results to the AJ Airpark 13th Anniversary Fly-In Glide and Spot Landing contests. You can see them in all their glory here:

http://www.crestlinesoaring.org/aj_airpark_13th_anniversary_contest_results

Thanks to everyone who helped run the contests, Bruce Carr and his wife for the amazing trophies, and all the pilots who participated.

I just posted the rules for the two contests we are running at the AJ Airpark 13th Anniversary Fly-in. Here are the:

Spot Landing Contest Rules
Glide Contest Rules

These rules are not set in stone yet, and I would appreciate any feedback folks have on them. I am also still searching for someone to help run the PG glide contest. Anyone interested, please leave a comment here, or send me an email: pete@peterjohanson.com

2007 Glide Contest Rules

Where applicable, the rules apply to both the PG and HG glide contests. In the case of any dispute concerning these rules, the Activities Coordinate has final say. If you don't like it, go run your own glide contest.

2007 Spot Landing Contest Rules

Where applicable, the rules apply to both the PG and HG spot landing contests. In the case of any dispute concerning these rules, the Activities Coordinate has final say. If you don't like it, go run your own spot landing contest.

I posted various photos of the flying here in Tenancingo Mexico. Just to let you all know, I maintain a photo-website with more extensive information about flying in the area.
http://picasaweb.google.es/sumocobre/TenancingoFlyingSites

We will be hosting an invitational fly-in for visiting pilots December 8th and 9th 2007, in preparation for competition flying the following year.

The flying season in this region is excellent in the winter and spring months. We get a whole lot of rain in the summer, mostly in the afternoons. Contact, Daniel Villegas Rojas, 011-52-722-312-3363, , or Daniel Pedraza, 011-52-714-142-2552, 011-52-714-1303 Also there is a great video DVD made by Canadian pilot Brad Henry about the flying in Tenancingo. brad.henry@hubinternational

I posted various photos of the flying here in Tenancingo Mexico. Just to let you all know, I maintain a photo-website with more extensive information about flying in the area.
http://picasaweb.google.es/sumocobre/TenancingoFlyingSites

We will be hosting an invitational fly-in for visiting pilots December 8th and 9th 2007, in preparation for competition flying the following year.

The flying season in this region is excellent in the winter and spring months. We get a whole lot of rain in the summer, mostly in the afternoons. Contact, Daniel Villegas Rojas, 011-52-722-312-3363, , or Daniel Pedraza, 011-52-714-142-2552, 011-52-714-1303 Also there is a great video DVD made by Canadian pilot Brad Henry about the flying in Tenancingo. brad.henry@hubinternational

2007 EIGHTH ANNUAL WINDS OF A HURRICANE FLY-IN

Who: Organizer: Grant Groundhog Hoag & Hungary Joe

Participants: 30-40 pilots, and you!

What: Driving, flying, eating & drinking – Repeat daily for 5 days!

When: Fourth of July Weekend – Wednesday 7/4 thru Sunday 7/9

Where: Hurricane Ridge & Cedar City near Zion National Park in Utah

Why: Fun flying the last seven times we did it!

There is an open invitation to all pilots to come and join the Santa Barbara Soaring Association for an annual contest calle.... "The Contest".

It's looking like weather conditions will probably be EPIC for next weekend after the rains pass through this weekend and early next week.

Check out the SBSA website, www.sbsa.info to download the rules and guidlines for this competition. There are many events, for all abilities of HG and PG pilots, and good times with the local crew.

Over the lake at Valle De Bravo Mexico

Thanks to everyone that showed up for the Elsinore Memorial meet. The conditions started off well. Some PG's were getting parked over the 'north face'. This was only for a short time tho. I launched and by the time I got to where they were at the winds had died down considerably. Congrats to Wayne Maxwell for 1st place in PG. Jerry, from Canada, got 2nd place, and I got 3rd place. Thanks again for

Bill Soderquist Writes:

Coming Events.
The Annual Elsinore Memorial Meet Will Be held Jan 6th the first Sat of the new year. there will be prizes and fun for all. It will be a fun meet with a bomb drop , duration and spot landing contest in 3 classes. PG , HG topless and Sport Class. Entry fee is $20.
Remember this is the start of a new year and it is time to pay your dues to help support the Elsinore Hang Gliding Association. We are still in court over the LZ so we need your support. yearly dues are $40.00

Elsinore Xc landing LZ short of goal.

The first-place pilots in both categories did not participate in the cash side-pot, but the second-place pilots did.

HG Spot

1. Butch Peachy - 8 ft.
2. Mark Hoffman - 9 ft., Talon 150 (won the side-pot)

1. Mike Estrada / Zach Hoisington - on target (tie)
2. Frank Pelant - ? ft. (won the side-pot)

View of the Dam (13 miles to the East of Marshall) and Mentone launch (lower left) during a XC flight to Beaumont on July 8, 2006.

During today's Fly-in, 3 of us went XC towards the Dam.
Mark Kranz reached the Dam.
Bob Barry reached Yucaipa then returned to the Dam. Flight info.

After reaching Yucaipa I went to Beaumont, landing 9 km (5.6 miles) short of the Soboba LZ: Flight details.

Who: Organizer: Grant Groundhog Hoag & Hungary Joe
Participants: 30-40 pilots,and you!
What: Driving, flying, eating & drinking – Repeat daily for 3 days!
When: Fourth of July Weekend -- Saturday July 1 thru Tuesday July 4
Where: Hurricane Ridge & Cedar City near Zion National Park in Utah
Why: Fun flying the last six times we did it!

Qualified pilots are invited to join us on the Winds of a Hurricane Seventh Annual Fly-in. To be held on Independence Day weekend (July 1-4 Sat-Tue), last year 27 of the USA’s finest got high (14K) and went far (80 miles) in pure recreational flying. We always have a blast! Many pilots have made the trip 6 times. Most of the pilots are from Sylmar’s SHGA and Crestline’s CSS.

A 2005 competition calendar poster is offered for free by the 2005 US Paragliding Team. It's got the major Paragliding and Hanggliding US competitions happening in 2005.

Hi-res copy is attached to December 2004 Flypaper.